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1900's academia has long held a candle for Sol Invictus and the History of Religions theory to explain the dating of Jesus' Nativity on December 25th. This video gives a quick overview of why the evidence doesn't really work.

Sources:
The Origins of the Christmas Date: Some Recent Trends in Historical Research by C. P. E. Nothaft, Pages 903 & 907-908
The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Jesus and the Origins of the Season by Michael Barber, Pages 159-161
The Oxford Handbook of Christmas, Paul F. Bradshaw, Page 10
Encyclopedia Britannica: Sextus Julius Africanus

Image Credits:
Wikimedia Commons: "5305 - Brescia - S. Giulia - Ritratto di Claudio II il Gotico - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 25 Giu 2011" by Giovanni Dall'Orto

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